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HireArt (YC W12) featured in NYTimes Op Ed by Thomas L. Friedman: How to Get a Job 29 May 2013 | 06:56 am
Thomas L. Friedman writes: One of the best ways to understand the changing labor market is to talk to the co-founders of HireArt (www.hireart.com): Eleonora Sharef, 27, a veteran of McKinsey; and Nic...
Coinbase (YC S12) is becoming the most trustworthy consumer brand in Bitcoin 28 May 2013 | 05:48 am
Alexia Tsosis of Techcrunch writes: I would not have bought my .1 ($13.17) in Bitcoin if it weren’t for a startup called Coinbase, which is “one of the places that looked less sketchy,” according to ...
When a toilet brush becomes a Homejoy (YC S10) CEO Adora Cheung's secret ROI weapon 25 May 2013 | 10:26 pm
In the Upstart Business Journal, Homejoy CEO Adora Cheung writes: The company I founded with my brother is a new take on one of the oldest businesses around—home cleaning. What distinguishes our busi...
Airware's Jonathan Downey (YC W13) interviewed in Wired: Envisioning the Future Drone Workforce 25 May 2013 | 05:23 am
Jonathan Downey is the kind of guy you want flying you around. The 29-year-old MIT-educated engineer not only has a commercial pilot’s license, but he also helped set the record for longest unmanned h...
Remote work done right: How Janine Yoong uses the Double Robotics (YC S12) Double at TokBox 25 May 2013 | 05:12 am
The first time I had an inkling that J9000 was going to make a real difference was at an engineering meeting that I was politely invited to, attendance optional. I drove into the conference room anywa...
PayDragon (YC S11) proves that mobile grocery ordering is sticky, growing revenue 35% per week 25 May 2013 | 01:07 am
As we approach universal smart phone ownership among American consumers, retailers and startup entrepreneurs are scrambling for ways to integrate mobile into the everyday shopping experience. In April...
Loom (YC W12) is building a better iCloud 24 May 2013 | 03:58 am
The new product, Loom, puts all your photos and videos in the cloud, allowing you to empty your Camera Roll and reclaim lost disk space. Designed to replace the native Photos app, Loom instead uses sm...
Hipmunk (YC S10) takes aim at Kayak: Searches, bookings and revenue doubling every year 23 May 2013 | 03:06 am
Hipmunk co-founder and CEO Adam Goldstein, 25, believes his flight and hotel metasearch company can one day be larger than Kayak, and with $20.2 million in funding and revenue that has trickled in fro...
Instacart (YC S12) launches in Oakland and Berkeley 23 May 2013 | 02:56 am
Today the popular on-demand grocery delivery service Instacart announced that it is bringing its service to two new cities: Oakland and Berkely. The two cities join its other active locations, all of ...
Soylent taking pre-orders on Crowdhoster now: What if you never had to worry about food again? 22 May 2013 | 12:12 am
What if you never had to worry about food again? For many people, on many occasions, food is a hassle, especially when trying to eat well. Suppose we had a default meal that was the nutritional equiv...
